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JULY 30. 1938 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA NINE First Church in Douglas Parish Dedicated Official School Calendar Diocesan Schools Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta 1937-1938 Approved by The Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, J. U. D., D. D. 1938 September 12—School opens. November 1—Feast of All Saints—Holiday. October 24, 25, 26—Teachers’ Institute, Atlanta— Holidays Atlanta District. October 27, 28, 29—Teachers’ Institute, Savannah. Holidays Savannah • District. November 23—Thanksgiving Holidays begin at Close of School Day. November 28—Classes resume December 23—Christmas Holidays begin at noon. 1939 January 2—Classes resume. January 13—Examinations. January 16—Examinations. January 17—Examinations. January 18—Examinations January 19—Lee’s Birthday—Holiday. January 20—Beginning of Second Semester. February 22—Washington’s Birthday—Holiday. April 5—Easter Holidays begin at noon. April 10—Classes resume. April 26—Memorial Day—Holiday. May 18—Feast of the Ascension—Holiday. May 22—Eighth Grade Examinations. May 23—Eighth Grade Examinations. May 24—Eighth Grade Examinations. May 25—Eighth Grade Examinations. June 2—Examinations. June 5—Examinations. June 6—Examinations. J une 7—Examinations. June 10—Close of School Year. IMPORTANT Any special holiday or half-holiday declared for the public schools of a locality may be observed, if the pas tor so directs, by the Catholic schools of that locality. Pastors may grant two holidays within the school year. ,The granting of additional holidays is contrary to the Diocesan School Regulations and impairs the proper observance of the school program. If a holiday other than those set forth should be declared, permission for same must be obtained in writing from the Superintend ent’s Office. EDIFICE IN SOUTH GEORGIA BLESSED BY BISHOP O'HARA Five Hundred at Ceremony in City Where Catholics Number But a Handful (Special to The Bulletin) DOUGLAS, Ga. — Douglas's first Catholic Church was dedicated in this South Georgia city Sunday. July 17, by the Most Rev. Gerald P. OHara, D. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, before a congregation of about five hundred, many times the membership of the tiny congregation, of which ihe Rev. John Mullins is pastor, with the Rev. Daniel J. Rourke as assist ant. Father Mullins and Father Bourke also serve the extensive Douglas missions. In addition to the members of the local congregation and their non- Catholic friends, delegations came from Savannah, Albany, Brunswick, Waycross, Valdosta, Fitzgerald, Ala- paha, Willacoochee and other cities. The Savannah delegation numbered about one hundred. MARRIAGES o- i BROWNE-COHILL MOUNT AIRY, N. C. - The Rev. Herbert A. Harkins, pastor of Holy An gels Church here, officiated at the marriage of Miss Mary Agnes Browne, recent graduate of the College of St Joseph. Emmitsburg, Md., and James Andrew Cohill. Jr., of Baltimore. Fath er Harkins was assisted at the Nup Mass by the Rev. Father Alphonse, O.S.B., as deacon and the Rev. Kevin Walsh, O.F.M., as sub-deacon. A spe cial choir from St. Leo's Church, Win ston-Salem rendered the musical pro gram. Eight classmates of the bride at St. Joseph’s College represented her class. A wedding luncheon was serv ed at the Mt Airy Country Club, af ter the ceremony, and a dinner in the evening at the Blue Ridge Hotel. Guests at the wedding came from Washington, Baltimore. Boston. New York, Connecticut and other places. nes Lenoir of Savannah and Emile Guiffrida of Atlanta were united in marriage here late in June at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament. Af ter the wedding trip to Florida they will live in Atlanta. POWERS-RECKLING -O TOOMBS-GROVE3 —O ATLANTA, Ga. — The Rev. Edward P. McGrath, S.M., officiated at the marriage at Sacred Heart Church of Miss Virginia R. Toombs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Butler Toombs, and Dr. James J. Groves, son cf Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Groves of Savannah, mem bers of families widely known in Geor gia* Or. and Mrs. Groves went to Miami and Havana on their wedding trip. O- ERW1N-KRAMER l O- O LaPORTE. Texas. — Miss Gertrude Erwin, daughter of Mrs. T. M. Erwin of LaPorte, and Walter F. Kramer of Houston, formerly of Savannah, were united in marriage here in uune at the rectory of the Church of the Holy Ro sary. Mr. and Mrs. Kramer went to Sa vannah on their wedding trip. LENOIR-GIUFFRIDA SAVANNAH, Ga. — Miss Mary Ag- SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Rev. Joseph W. Kavanagh officiated at the marriage at a Nuptial Mass in the Cathedral of Miss Margaret Eleanore Powers and John Griffin Recking Mr. and Mrs. Recking will live m Savannah on their return from their wedding trip. Bishop OHara was the celebrant of the Mass which preceded the dedica tion, His Excellency officiating at the dedication also, with the Rev. Joseph W. Kavanagh, of Savannah, as master of ceremonies, Father Mul lins and the Rev. John Mercer, S. M.» assistant masters of ceremonies, and Brothers Eugene, Edward, Mark and Francis, of the Marist Brothers, as cross-bearer and acolytes. Father Kavanagh and Father Mercer were servers at the Bishops Mass. The singing at the Mass was ren dered by a choir from Albany under the direction of Mrs. Robert McCor mick, assisted by the Sisters and by members of the laity from Savannah. Mrs. McCormick sang Shuberts “Ave Maria as an offertory selection. Representatives of the Sisters of St. Joseph and of the Sisters of Mercy were among those present at the cer emony. SCHOOL REGULATIONS Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta Approved by the Most Rev. Gerald P. D. D. O’Hara, J. U. D., ‘‘Christ, the Teacher in Every Classroom’ REGISTER-CREMEN -O SAVANNAH, Ga. - Father Kava- nagh officiated at the marriage a1 the Cathedral of Miss EUene Tnerese Reg ister of Savannah and John Francis Cremen, Jr., of Washington, D. C. Af ter the wedding trip Mr. and Mrs Cremen will live at Silver S ' Md., in the suburbs of Washington. O- I O- RACHELS-PACIFICI SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D.D.. B.shop of Sa vannah-Atlanta officiated a* the mar riage of Miss Ionp Rachels and Dr. Joseph Pacifici solemnized at the Cathedral with a Nuptial Mass. O- CANTY-NESbETT WILMINGTON, Del. - Miss Anne Gertdude Canty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Canty, Sr., of Savannah, and Frank L. Nesoett of Wilmington formerly of Pawtucket, R. I., were united in marriage here with a Nup tial Mass at St. Paul’s Church. MILLER-LOWE MACON, Ga. — The Rev. Peter Mc Donnell, S. J.. pastor of St. Joseph's, .. ... w Church, officiated at the marriage here an is now located. Clergy present in addition to Father Mullins, Father Bourke, Father Cas- siday and Father Mercer, included the Rev. James King, Valdosta, the Rev. Robert Brennan, O. S. B.. Sa vannah, and the Rev. Fabian Hoff man, O. S. B., Cullman, Ala. Bishop OHara spoke briefly on the dedication services of Catholic churches, a ceremony old before Am erica was discovered, a dedication of a pl ace to God. which its nature must change the aspect of a place never before having a Catholic church. Father Joseph G. Cassidy, of Sa vannah, who delivered the sermon, spoke brilliantly on the necessity of places and buildings dedicated to God, where man is lifted above the natural to the supernatural, where God is the Master and Host, where His love overcomes all sorrow and trouble, where trials are soothed in His loving balm. FATHER MULLINS, the pastor of the recently established parish, thanked the people for their gener osity and co-operation in coming to Douglas from such various distant points. He stated that only through the Bishop's love for souls, a reflec tion of his love for God, was it pos sible to have a chapel-rectory in Douglas, which place by itself could not begin to erect and support such a building, and it was the fond hope that Douglas Catholics would show their appreciation in a practical way by financial support by being exem plary Catholics. The Douglas missions are part of the former Albany missions, of which the Most Emmet M. Walsh, D. D.. Bishop of Charleston, the Rev- Leo M. Kee nan, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, Augusta, and the Rev. Thomas A. Brennan, pastor of St. Theresa’s Church, Albany, have been the suc cessive pastors over a period of twen ty years; the Rev. Joseph R. Smith, pastor of the Church of the Immacu late Conception. Atlanta, and the Rev. Herman Deimel, Catholic chaplain of Jhe Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, have been pastors of the Willacoochee- Douglas territory in more recent years. Father Mullins is the first resident rastor of Douglas, which is now the center of the missions. The parish now embraces 7.000 square miles, with four missions. Douglas, Fitzgerald. Willacoochee and Alapaha, on which Mass is said every all now have churches. The mission includes ten counties. Coffee, Applinsr. Atkinson. Bacon. Bsn Hill. Irwm, Jeff Davis, Telfair. Wheeler and Wilcox, and half of Berrien and Dodge counties. I. The Official School Calendar of the Most Reverend Bishop must be ob served by all the parochial schools of the Diocese. If in the judg ment of the Reverend Pastor occasion should arise for a holiday ad ditional to those set forth in the Official School Calendar, permission roust be first obtained in writing from the Superintendent’s Office. II. No child is to be admitted to our schools who has not attained the age of € on or before December 31 of the year of entrance. III. N<> child shall be admitted to a First Communion Class who has not attained the age of 7 on or before January 1 of the year in which the Sacrament is to be received. IV. A Pre-school clinic, looking to the enrollment of the coming year, • ^“ ou ^ be arranged for in May of the current year. V. Teachers are required to keep conspicuously displayed a copy of the daily program. VI. The attention of teachers and principals is emphatically directed to the obligation of observing any State, County or City Law’s regarding absence/tardiness and truancy. The number of pupils registered and the number in attendance are to be shown daily on the blackboard. VII. It is required that the Bible shall be read in all the schools of the Diocese and that not less than one chapter shall be read at some appropriate time during each school day. VIII- II * s required that all schools of the Diocese shall conspicuously dis play the U. S. Flag through each school day. It is urged that the Flag of the State of Georgia be likewise displayed. IX. It is required that all pupils shall be vaccinated as a prerequisite to admission to any of the schools cf the Diocese. X. It is required that faculty meetings be held regularly and frequently for the discussion of school problems and that in every school a fixed standard be established for marking lessons and conduct on reports. XI. Teachers are ^ not to absent themselves from Diocesan Institutes or Superintendent’s Conferences without first obtaining written permission from the Superintendent’s Office. XII. ^ When a child goes from c«e to another of our schools he should be given a written statement indicative of this transfer. This transfer en titles him to take his grade in the second school. There should be no demotion in such cases. XIII. Expulsion from school falls exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Reverend Pastor. XIV. There should be a fire-drill in every room at least once a month. These drills should be through the use of the fire-escapes on buildings where fire-escapes are provided. XV. In the following particulars, the program for all grades in every school should be uniform: The first morning subject will be Christian doctrine; every subject must have its relative proportion of time; no subject shall be omitted for the purpose of giving drill in something else. XVI. Manuscripts of pupil’s examinations are to be kept, subject to cull, for six months in the principal's office. XVII. Teachers are required to plan carefully the dally work at least weekly in advance and to keep the plan in book form and easily accessible. XVIII. Questionnaires or requests for information concerning our schools from any source, except those issued by the Diocesan Superintendent, are to be forwarded by the principal to the School Superintendent. XIX. Representatives of book companies or agents shall not be interviewed by teachers during the school hours. XX. The focal point of all Christian teaching, the very core of the whole system of Catholic education, is the religious class. With it no other course in the curriculum can compare in importance. We should strive for a perfect knowledge of the Faith, and a thorough training in its application under present-day conditions, especially these conditions as they apply in Georgia. XXI. The Bishop requests that there be no deviation from these rules. Should an urgent cause for change a»»se or any doubt as to /.e mean ing cf any of these regulations, the difficulty must be referred to the Diocesan Superintendent. XXII. These regulations are to be regarded as legislative in character. APPROVED: BISHOP OF SAVANNAH-ATLANTA Atlantan’s St. Louis Record Outstanding Chas. H. Everett Graduates There Cum Laude of Miss Eleanor Miller, daughter of Mr and Mrs. J. O. Miller, and Rob- ort Francis Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lcwe. After the wedding trip M'- Mrs. Lowe will live in Fort \ alley. Ga., where Mr. Lowe is now located. * O- GORDON-KEENAN AUGUSTA. Ga. — The Rev. John J Kennedy of St. Mary s-on-the-Hill of ficiated at the marriage early in July of Miss Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon, and Wil liam Francis Keenan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Keenan, of *his city. Mr. and Mrs. Keenan will i - ke their home in Eoek Hill, S. C., where Mr. Keen- fSpecial to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—Charles H. Ever ett, a graduate of Marist College in 1934, was a member of the 1938 grad uating class at St. Louis University with the degree of Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude. Mr. Everett, who has made his home with his grandmother, Mrs. Mollie Sheehan Moran, since the death of his mother. Mrs. B.ssie Mo ran Everett in 1921. was a laboratorv instructor in biology for the 1937-38 term. He was president of Alpha Sig ma Nu. Jesuit College fraternity, in 1937. a member of the staff of the Ar chive. the 1937 year book, assistant business manager of the Fluer-do-Lis. literary quarterly, in 1936 and busi ness manager as well as contributor in 1937 and 1918, vice-prcfect of the College Sodality, a member of the Classical Club, of the Conclave, the student governing body, the Play house, which is the dramatic club, the German Club and the Crown and An chor Club, acting as Scribb'er in 1:137. At the A 5, *''a Sigma Nu dinner this vrar the '■ st speaker was Senator Gerald Nye. Mrs.Margaret Byrne 81, Dies in Atlanta ATLANTA, Ga.—Mrs. Margaret B Byrne, widow of Patrick Byrne, for many years a prominent Birmingham contractor, died here early in July at the age of 81 Surviving Mrs. Bvrne are her daughter, Mrs. John J. "Mc Gee, wife of the credit manager for a leading Atlanta automobile concern, and four grandchildren. Mrs. Bvrne had lived in Atlanta for fifteen years. Tire funeral was held from Sacred Heart Church with a Renuiem Mass; interment was in West View Ceme tery. ST. JOSEPH SISTERS SCHOOL IN HAWAII Carondolet Nnns Conduct It in Honolulu (By N. C. W. C. News Service) HONOLULU.—Eight nuns of the Congregration of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are coming here to assume charge of St. Theresa’s pa rochial school. They will increase the number of teaching Orders in the ter ritory to four. Mary knoll, St. Francis, and Sacred Heart nuns have taught in the islands for several years. At the invitation of the Most Rev. Stephen P. Alencastre, SS. CC.. Vicar Apostolic to Hawaii, the Very Rev. Mother General Rose Colomba, - and Mother Provincial Killian of the Ca rondelet congregation recently visited Hawaii to acquaint them elves with conditions- (Mother Colomba was pre viously provincial of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Georgia). Jack M. Allen Dies in Decatur at 36 ATLANTA, Ga.—Jack M. Allen, for thirteen years cashier of the First Na tional Bank of Decatur, died early in July at the age ot 36. Mr. Allen was a native of Nashville and came to De catur after attending the University of Cincinnati. He was widely, known in Decatur and Atlanta: the funeral was held from Sacred Heart Church with a Requiem Mass, the Rev. Edw. P. McGrath. S. M„ officiating, assist ed bv the Rev. T. James McNamara of Milledgeville. 439 PRIESTS are known to have been killed by the Reds in the zone just liberated by the entry of Nation alist tl*oops into Castellon de la Plana In the city itself all the churches had been destroyed or so desecrated that only one, San Agustin, could be used as a place of worship.
